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by Il Principe di Sirignano

Son matto?
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Tutti mi dicono: Voi matto siete,
In fronte Vi si legge la follia.
Ed io rispondo ognor: voi non sapete
Quello ch'io soffro ognor all'alma mia.
E creder deggio al nome m'è dato,
Se matto valga dire innamorato.

Voi folle mi credete perchè il riso
Unisco ai miei dolori ed al mio pianto,
Perchè talora il mio pallido viso
Passa dal color bianco all'amaranto.
Se rido e piango o cangio di colore,
Matto sarò, ma lo sarò d'amore.

Text Authorship:

  • by Il Principe di Sirignano  [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916), "Son matto?", published 1879 [ voice and piano ], from Prime melodie, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-10-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 78

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